# Is "butt hurt" an anti-gay slur?

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**Created:** [March 11, 2013, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-butt-hurt-an-anti-gay-slur/652597 "2013-03-11T02:09:42Z")
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#### Post date: [March 11, 2013, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-butt-hurt-an-anti-gay-slur/652597/4 "2013-03-11T02:33:05Z")

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I always read it to mean “pissy in the manner of a small child who just got spanked and is acting indignant over something that was both petty and well deserved”.

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